Online encyclopedia reveals it banned hundreds of accounts as part of an investigation into "suspicious edits and sockpuppetry" that promoted organizations or products. Steven Musil is a senior news ...

The accounts in question were accepting money to promote external interests without revealing their affiliation. Wikipedia has blocked nearly 400 user accounts for what it calls "black hat" editing.

Wikipedia said that it has blocked more than 300 accounts being used by people being paid to create or tweak entries at the communally sourced online encyclopedia. Weeks of investigation revealed 381 ...

Editors find some of the 381 banned accounts may have been involved in extortion. Wikipedia on Wednesday said that it has blocked more than 300 accounts being used by people being paid to create or ...